X-Force (comic book)

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X-Force
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Cover for X-Force #1 (August 1991)
Art by Rob Liefeld
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  • (vol. 1)
    August 1991 – August 2002
    (vol. 2)
    January 2004 – March 2005
    (vol. 3)
    April 2008 – September 2010
    (vol. 4)
    April 2014 – April 2015
    (vol. 5)
    December 2018 – September 2019
    (vol. 6)
    November 2019 – April 2024
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  • (vol. 1): 129
    (vol. 2): 6
    (vol. 3): 28
    (vol. 4): 15
    (vol. 5): 10
    (vol. 6): 50
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X-Force is an ongoing comic book series featuring the fictional superhero team of the same name, published by Marvel Comics in various incarnations beginning in 1991.

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Publication history

X-Force Volume 1: 1991–2001

Liefeld period

X-Force was created by illustrator Rob Liefeld after he started penciling The New Mutants comic book in 1989 with #86. The popularity of Liefeld's art led to him taking over the plotting duties on the book.[ citation needed ] With help from writer Fabian Nicieza, who provided the dialogue for Liefeld's plots, Liefeld transformed the New Mutants into X-Force in New Mutants #100, the book's final issue. Liefeld and Nicieza launched X-Force in August 1991. Rob Liefeld obtained the name for the series from an unknown artist at a convention a few months prior to its release. With the aid of a multiple-variant poly-bagged card, the book sold a record 5 million copies.[ citation needed ] The original line-up of the team included Boom-Boom, Cable (son of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor), Cannonball (believed to be an External), Domino, Feral (sister of Thornn of the Morlocks), Shatterstar and Warpath (brother of Thunderbird of the X-Men); Siryn (daughter of Banshee of the X-Men) was added to the team in the third issue.

The main opponents of X-Force during its first year were the terrorist Mutant Liberation Front, led by Stryfe, a masked mutant with a mysterious link to Cable. Early issues also featured the wise-cracking mercenary Deadpool, the immortal Externals, and a new version of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Propelled by Liefeld's art, X-Force became one of Marvel's bestselling comic books immediately after its debut. The series rivaled The Amazing Spider-Man and Uncanny X-Men in popularity, particularly with the adolescent demographic.[ citation needed ] Toy Biz responded to X-Force's popularity by introducing an X-Force action figure line alongside its X-Men action figure line. Liefeld illustrated the series up to #9 and stopped plotting it after #11, as he had become increasingly frustrated with not owning characters he created and that his art was being used on a variety of merchandise while he allegedly received little royalties. Along with six other popular Marvel artists, Liefeld left Marvel Comics in 1992 to form Image Comics.

Nicieza period

X-Force continued with Nicieza taking over creative control of the series. Nicieza soon had the team break away from Cable and moved them to a new base in the ruins of Warpath's childhood home at the Camp Verde reservation; he also had former New Mutants Sunspot and Rictor join the team. The series crossed over with most other X-Men related books in the fall of 1992 with the X-Cutioner's Song storyline, co-plotted by Nicieza (who was also writing X-Men vol. 2 ). In that story, Stryfe frames Cable for an assassination attempt on the X-Men's founder Professor X, leading to a clash between the X-Men and X-Force. The crossover boosted Cable's popularity, despite the character's apparent death in X-Force #18, leading to his own solo series being launched in 1993.

After X-Cutioner's Song, X-Force continued under Nicieza with new artist Greg Capullo. With Cannonball taking over as leader, X-Force develop an identity of their own as an independent team. Cable would return in the Fatal Attractions crossover, with a less hardline leadership stance. Capullo departed from the series at this point, first succeeded by Matt Broome and then Tony Daniel. The team grew into a dysfunctional family, and the title regularly combined soap opera plot threads, such as romance and Siryn's alcoholism, with violent action. Nicieza fleshed out previously unknown elements of each character's history, including Siryn's family in Ireland, [1] Rictor's in Mexico, [2] Cannonball's in Kentucky, [3] and Shatterstar's in Mojoworld. [4] This period also saw reappearances of characters from the group's New Mutants days, such as Rusty and Skids, [5] Danielle Moonstar, [6] and Cypher and Wolfsbane. [7] In issue #40 the team moved to a new underground base beneath Manhattan, formerly belonging to the supervillain Arcade. A long-simmering sub-plot about Reignfire and the disappearance of Sunspot came to a climax just as the book went on hiatus for the Age of Apocalypse crossover event in 1995, ending on a cliffhanger.

Loeb period

X-Force was radically overhauled in the wake of Age of Apocalypse from issue #44, with a new creative team of writer Jeph Loeb and illustrator Adam Pollina. The in-progress Reignfire story was apparently resolved off-panel between issues, and the team's Manhattan base was abruptly blown up in the X-Men Prime one-shot special. As part of a general editorial push to more closely integrate the various X-Men books, Loeb had the team move in with the X-Men at the X-Mansion and effectively become the X-Men's junior team, complete with introducing new uniforms modelled on the X-Men. Loeb's first issue also saw Cannonball and Rictor written out of the series, with Cannonball “graduating” to the X-Men and Rictor quitting; Caliban, a super-strong albino mutant who possessed the mind of a child, joined the team. Stories in this period generally toned down the series' levels of action and violence. The character Boomer (formerly Boom-Boom) also changed her codename to Meltdown and adopted a new aggressive attitude. Loeb's final story, the three-part Shatterstar Saga, brought Rictor back to the team; it also ambiguously retconned Shatterstar's origins in a manner that was generally regarded as unnecessarily confusing.

Moore period

In 1997, writer John Francis Moore took over the series and began revisiting plot developments that had been left ignored throughout Loeb's run, including Dani Moonstar infiltrating the MLF and the true perpetrator of the Camp Verde massacre. Following the Operation Zero Tolerance storyline, the team effectively disbanded in issue #70, and Cable, Caliban, Domino, Rictor and Shatterstar were written out of the series. The next year's worth of issues followed the remaining cast members Meltdown, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath and Danielle Moonstar on a road trip across America. During this time James Proudstar was able to get closure on the massacre of his tribe, and subsequently stopped using the codename Warpath. The Reignfire story was also followed up on, with a new and more complete explanation for what had actually happened during Sunspot's disappearance. Former team members Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Rictor and Shatterstar all made one-off reappearances, as did New Mutants characters Karma and Skids.

In 1998, Moore and new artist Jim Cheung had X-Force move into new headquarters in San Francisco, returned Domino and Cannonball to the team, and added Bedlam, a mutant who could disrupt electronic equipment; they also gained a new ally in sorceress Jennifer Kale. A new major antagonist came to prominence in the Damocles Foundation, an organisation founded by rogue Deviants, Eternals and humans. Magma the former New Mutant also reappeared as an antagonist. Dani Moonstar acquired new superpowers, being able to manipulate quantum energies. Towards the end of the run, Siryn and Sunspot left the team and continued as recurring guests. The 1999 annual starred Rictor and Shatterstar, showing what they had been doing since leaving the team together.

Sales steadily declined throughout this period, falling from selling over 100,000 copies per issue [8] to between forty and fifty thousand by the end of Moore's run with issue #100. [9] A similar sales decline was observed in other ancillary X-Men titles, including Generation X and X-Man.

Counter-X

Writer Warren Ellis, known for his dark, cynical style, was put in charge of revamping X-Force along with Generation X and X-Man under the branding Counter-X, as part of the Revolution revamp of the various X-Men titles in 2000. Ellis' stint on X-Force over issues #102–115, co-written by Ian Edginton and illustrated by Whilce Portacio, saw Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown, and Warpath become a covert ops superhero team under the leadership of Pete Wisdom, a British mutant and former intelligence agent who could shoot burning blades of energy from his fingers. Despite the changes in creators, sales continued to decline at the same rate. [10] The run concluded with Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown and Warpath all appearing to die in an explosion, although all were revealed to be alive soon after.

Milligan period

In early 2001, the X-Force title was completely reimagined by writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Allred, who replaced the existing incarnation of the team with an entirely different group of mutants using the X-Force name. Issue #116 saw the introduction of a new, sardonically toned X-Force consisting of colorfully dressed and emotionally immature young mutants put together and marketed to be media superstars. X-Force was canceled with issue #129 in late 2002 and relaunched as X-Statix in late 2002.

X-Force Volume 2: 2004–2005

In 2004, Marvel released a new six-issue X-Force limited series with the ongoing series' original creative team, with Rob Liefeld as artist and plotter and Fabian Nicieza as scripter. Some controversy arose from Liefeld's insertion of over ten pages from previous unpublished comic books (Weapon X and Cable: First Contact) with word balloons edited to make them fit the X-Force storyline.[ citation needed ] It was subsequently followed with a four-issue prequel X-Force: Shatterstar miniseries.

Cover of X-Force vol. 3, #1 (April 2008); art by Clayton Crain X-Force-1-cover.jpg
Cover of X-Force vol. 3, #1 (April 2008); art by Clayton Crain

X-Force Volume 3: 2008–2010

A new X-Force ongoing series was launched in February 2008, written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost and drawn by Clayton Crain.

Cyclops forms a black ops incarnation of X-Force that uses lethal force to permanently deal with threats against mutants. Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine and X-23 form the starting lineup, with Angel, Domino and Elixir joining soon after. Yost had at one point stated that Deadpool would join the cast to bring more diversity to the team, but this did not happen until after his run and the launch of Uncanny X-Force. This team does battle Red Hulk and his team, consisting of Deadpool, Punisher, Elektra and Thundra, as they try to hunt down Domino. [11]

X-Force Volume 4: 2014–2015

As part of the "All-New Marvel NOW!" campaign, a new volume of X-Force was launched in February 2014, replacing Cable and X-Force and Uncanny X-Force vol. 2. It was written by X-Men: Legacy writer Simon Spurrier and illustrated by Rock-He Kim and Jorge Molina. It features a team of Cable, Psylocke, Fantomex, Dr. Nemesis, and Marrow. [12] The title has ended with 15 issues.

X-Force Volume 5: 2018–2019

A new volume of X-Force was launched in December 2018. This volume was written by Ed Brisson and illustrated by Dylan Burnett. It features a team of young Cable, Warpath, Boom-Boom, Shatterstar, Deathlok and Cannonball, written by Ed Brisson. [13] It started with the legacy numbering of #231 (adding the issues of X-Force vol 1,2,3,4 and Uncanny X-Force Vol 1,2) This volume ended with issue #10 in order to allow for the Jonathan Hickman led relaunch of all X-Men-related titles.

X-Force Volume 6: 2019–2024

X-Force was relaunched in November 2019 as a part of Dawn of X, written by Benjamin Percy and illustrated by Joshua Cassara (pencils) and Dean White (colors). [14] The initial team comprised Beast, Black Tom Cassidy, Domino, Jean Grey, Sage and Wolverine, with Kid Omega and Colossus joining in issues #2 and #7 respectively.

X-Force members

The members of the New Mutants changed the team name to X-Force in New Mutants #100 (1991).

CharacterReal nameJoined in
Cable Nathan SummersNew Mutants #100 (1991)
Cannonball Samuel Guthrie
Copycat Vanessa Carlysle
Shatterstar Gaveedra Seven/Benjamin Russell
Feral Maria Callasantos
Boom-Boom Tabitha Smith
Warpath James Proudstar
Recruits
Siryn Theresa Rourke CassidyX-Force #5 (1991)
Sunspot Roberto Da CostaX-Force #15 (1992)
Rictor Julio Esteban Richter
Domino Neena ThurmanX-Force #32 (1994)
Caliban X-Force #44 (1995)
Moonstar Danielle MoonstarX-Force #68 (1997)
Bedlam Jesse AaronsonX-Force #85 (1999)
Pete Wisdom Peter Paul WisdomX-Force #102 (2000)
Colossus Piotr Nikolaievitch "Peter" RasputinCable & X-Force #1 (2012)
Forge Jonathan Silvercloud
Doctor Nemesis James Nicola Bradley
Hope Hope SummersCable & X-Force #16 (2013)
Psylocke Elizabeth "Betsy" BraddockX-Force, vol. 4 #1 (2014)
Fantomex Charlie-Cluster 7 (Jean-Phillipe Charles)
Marrow Sarah
ForgetMeNotXabiX-Force, vol. 4 #15 (2015)
Deathlok X-Force, vol.5 #1 (2018)
Beast Henry Philip "Hank" McCoyX-Force, vol. 6 #1 (2019)
Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett
Black Tom Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy
Marvel Girl Jean Elaine Grey
Sage Tessa
Kid Omega Quintavius Quirinius "Quentin" QuireX-Force, vol. 6 #2 (2019)
Tommy Inferno, vol. 2 #1 (2021)
Deadpool Wade WilsonX-Force, vol. 6 #27 (2022)
Omega Red Arkady RossovichX-Force, vol. 6 #27 (2022)
Talon / X-23 Laura KinneyX-Force, vol. 6 #39 (2023)
Phoebe Cuckoo Wolverine, vol. 7 #48 (2024)
Prestige / Askani Rachel SummersX-Force, vol. 7 #1 (2024)
Surge Noriko Ashida
TankUnrevealed
Allies
Lila Cheney X-Force #19 (1992)
X-Treme Adam NeramaniX-Force Annual #2 (1993)
Ship / Prosh Also known as the ProfessorX-Force #39 (1994)
Risque Gloria Dolores MuñozX-Force #51 (1996)
Gateway Uncanny X-Force, vol. 1 #27 (2012)
Cluster Charlie Cluster-7Uncanny X-Force, vol. 2 #1 (2013)
E.V.A. X-Force, vol. 4 #1 (2014)
MeMe X-Force, vol. 4 #2 (2014)
Fiqh
Major XAlexander Nathaniel SummersX-Force: Killshot Anniversary Special, vol. 1 #1 (2022)
Thing Ben Grimm
Venompool Wade Wilson
Maverick David NorthX-Force, vol. 6 #34 (2023)

Contributors

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Cast

Volume 1

IssuesCharacters
#1–2 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Copycat (as Domino), Feral, Shatterstar, Warpath
#3–14Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Copycat (as Domino), Feral, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#15–24Boom-Boom, Cannonball, Feral, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#25–28Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Feral, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#29–38Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Warpath
#39Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Prosh, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Warpath
#40–43Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Warpath
#44–50Boom-Boom, Cable, Caliban, Domino, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#51–69Cable, Caliban, Domino, Meltdown (formerly Boom-Boom), Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#70–81Meltdown, Moonstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#83–86 Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown, Moonstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#87–91Bedlam, Cannonball, Domino, Meltdown, Moonstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#92–101Bedlam, Cannonball, Domino, Meltdown, Moonstar, Warpath
#102–106Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown, Warpath, Wisdom
#107–115Bedlam, Cannonball, Domino, Meltdown, Warpath
#116 Anarchist, Battering Ram, Doop, Gin Genie, Plazm, U-Go Girl, Zeitgeist
#117–118Anarchist, Bloke, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Saint Anna, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#119Anarchist, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Saint Anna, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#120Anarchist, Doop, Orphan, Phat, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#121–124Anarchist, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Spike, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#125–128Anarchist, Dead Girl, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Spike, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#129Anarchist, Dead Girl, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Vivisector

Volume 2

IssuesCharacters
#1–3Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Human Torch, Meltdown, Shatterstar, Sunspot, the Thing, Warpath, Wolverine
#4–5Cable, Caliban, Meltdown, Shatterstar
#6Cable, Caliban, Domino, Human Torch, Meltdown, Shatterstar, the Thing, Wolverine

Volume 3

IssuesYearCharacters
Messiah Complex 2008Caliban, Hepzibah, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#1–7Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#8–102008–2009 Archangel, Elixir, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#11–252009–2010Archangel, Domino, Elixir, Vanisher, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#262010Archangel, Domino, Vanisher, Wolverine
#27–282010Archangel, Cable, Cypher, Domino, Wolverine, X-23
Second Coming #22010Team disassembling – Archangel, Domino, Wolverine, X-23.

Team reformation as Uncanny X-Force – Archangel, Deadpool, E.V.A, Fantomex, Psylocke, Wolverine

Volume 4

IssuesYearCharacters
#1–112014Cable, Dr. Nemesis, E.V.A., Fantomex, Hope Summers (as MeMe), Marrow, Psylocke
#12–132014Cable, Domino, Dr. Nemesis, Hope Summers (as MeMe), Marrow, Psylocke
#14–152015Cable, Domino, Dr. Nemesis, ForgetMeNot, Hope Summers, Marrow, Psylocke

Volume 5

IssuesYearCharacters
#1–102018–2019Domino, Cannonball, Shatterstar, Boom-Boom, Warpath, Deathlok and Kid Cable

Volume 6

IssuesYearCast
#12019
#2–62019–2020
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#7–82020
#9–10
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#11–12
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Colossus
  • Domino
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#13–14 X of Swords crossover
#15
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Colossus
  • Domino
  • Forge
  • Marvel Girl
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#162021
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Cecilia Reyes
  • Domino
  • Forge
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Wolverine
#17
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
#18
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#19
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Sage
#20
  • Beast
  • Domino
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#21
  • Beast
  • Domino
  • Forge
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#22
  • Beast
  • Domino
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#23
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Sage
#24
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Colossus
#25
  • Forge
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Wolverine
#26
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine

Prints

Volume 6

IssuePublication dateWriterArtistColorist Comic Book Roundup rating [15] Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month)Notes
#1November 6, 2019Benjamin PercyJoshua CassaraDean White8.1 by 23 professional critics105,138 [16] None
#2November 27, 20198.2 by 15 professional critics53,667 [16]
#3December 11, 20198.2 by 11 professional critics47,178 [17]
#4December 18, 20198.4 by 8 professional critics44,872 [17]
#5January 8, 20208.6 by 11 professional critics53,157 [18]
#6January 29, 2020Stephen SegoviaGuru e-FX8.2 by 13 professional critics47,131 [18]
#7February 12, 2020Oscar Bazaldua8.1 by 10 professional critics42,808 [19]
#8February 26, 20207.9 by 10 professional critics41,153 [19]
#9March 11, 2020Joshua CassaraDean White8.9 by 8 professional critics43,075 [20]
#10July 8, 2020Guru e-FX8.2 by 12 professional criticsData not yet available
#11August 12, 2020Oscar Bazaldua8.0 by 9 professional critics
#12September 9, 20208.4 by 7 professional critics29,500–35,000 [21]
#13October 7, 2020Viktor Bogdanovic Matt Wilson 7.7 by 11 professional critics48,000–53,000 [22] X of Swords tie-in
#14November 18, 2020Benjamin Percy
Gerry Duggan 		Joshua CassaraGuru e-FX7.5 by 11 professional criticsData not yet available
#15December 16, 2020Benjamin Percy8.4 by 7 professional criticsNone
#16January 20, 20218.3 by 9 professional critics
#17February 10, 20218.2 by 10 professional critics
#18March 17, 2021Garry Brown7.2 by 9 professional critics

Collected editions

Volume 1 Epic Collections

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 1: Under The GunX-Force #1-15, Annual #1; Spider-Man (1990) #16; Wolverine (1988) #54
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 2: X-Cutioner's SongX-Force #16-19, Cable: Blood & Metal #1-2, Uncanny X-Men #294-296, X-Factor #84-86, X-Men (vol. 2) #14-16, Stryfe's Strike File #1, New Warriors #31December 2019 978-1302920661
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 3: Assault on GreymalkinX-Force #20-26, Cable #1-4, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4, X-Force Annual #2December 2023
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 7: Zero ToleranceX-Force #66-84, #-1March 2022 978-1302927110
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 8: Armageddon NowX-Force #85-100, X-Force/Champions Annual ’98, X-Force Annual ’99June 2023

Other Trade Paperbacks

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Men: Fatal AttractionsX-Force #25; X-Factor #92; Uncanny X-Men #304; X-Men (vol. 2) #25; Wolverine (vol. 2)#75; Excalibur #71August 2000 0-7851-0748-7
Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx CovenantX-Force #38; Uncanny X-Men #316–317; X-Men (vol. 2) #36–37; X-Factor #106; Excalibur #82; Wolverine (vol. 2) #85; Cable #16; Generation X #1June 2001 0-7851-0216-7
Cable and X-Force Classic Vol. 1X-Force #44–48;Cable (vol. 1) #21–28April 2013 978-0-7851-6272-8
Cable and X-Force: Onslaught RisingX-Force #49-56; Cable (vol.1) #29-31; X-Man #14, X-Force/Cable Annual '95February 2018 978-1-302-90949-9
Cable and X-Force: Onslaught!X-Force #57-61; Cable (vol. 1) #32-39; Incredible Hulk (Vol. 1) #444; X-Man #18-19; X-Force/Cable Annual '96March 2019978-1302916190
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 2X-Force #57; Excalibur #100; Fantastic Four #415; Amazing Spider-Man #415; Sensational Spider-Man #8; Spider-Man #72; Green Goblin #12; Punisher #11; X-Factor #125–126; Wolverine (vol. 2) #104; X-Man #17; X-Men (vol. 2) #55; Uncanny X-Men #336June 2008 0-7851-2824-7
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 3X-Force #58; Avengers #402; Incredible Hulk #445; Iron Man #332; Thor #502; Wolverine (vol. 2) #104; Cable #35; X-Men (vol. 2) #55; Uncanny X-Men #336; X-Man #19August 2008 0-7851-2825-5
X-Men: PowerlessX-Force #101; Uncanny X-Men #379–380; Cable #78; Wolverine, vol. 2 #149; and X-Men, vol. 2 #99August 2010 0-7851-4677-6
Counter-X: X-ForceX-Force #102–109July 2008 0-7851-3304-6
Counter X: X-Force: Rage WarX-Force #110–115, 102 Rough CutAugust 2012 978-0785159735
X-Force: Famous, Mutant & Mortal, Volume 1: New BeginningX-Force #116–120November 2001 0-7851-0819-X
X-Force: Famous, Mutant & Mortal, Volume 2: Final ChapterX-Force #121–129November 2002 0-7851-1088-7

Volume 1 Premiere Hardcovers

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force: A Force To Be Reckoned With HCNew Mutants #98–100; X-Force #1–4; and Spider-Man #16January 2011 0-7851-4984-8
X-Force: Under The Gun HCX-Force #5–15, material from Annual #1March 2011 0-7851-4985-6
X-Force: Assault on Graymalkin HCX-Force #19–25, New Warriors #31November 2011 0-7851-5899-5
X-Force: Toy Soldiers HCX-Force #26–31, Annual #2; Nomad #20April 2012 0-7851-6219-4
X-Force: Child's Play HCX-Force #32–37, Annual #3; New Warriors #45–46August 2012 0-7851-6269-0
X-Force: The Phalanx Covenant HCX-Force #38–43; X-Factor #106; Excalibur #82May 2013 978-0-7851-6272-8

Volume 1 Oversized Hardcovers

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force Omnibus – Vol. 1New Mutants #98–100, Annual #7; X-Men Annual #15; X-Factor Annual #6; X-Force #1–15; Spider-Man #16; Cable: Blood & Metal #1–2; material from New Warriors Annual #1, X-Force Annual #1February 2013 0785165959
X-Men: X-Cutioner's SongX-Force #16–18; Uncanny X-Men #294–296; X-Factor #84–86; and X-Men (vol. 2) #14–16May 1994 0-7851-0025-3
Deadpool and X-Force OmnibusX-Force #19-31, Annual #2; Cable (vol. 1) #1–8; Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4; Deadpool (vol. 1) #1-4; New Warriors (vol. 1) #31; Nomad #20November 2017 978-1302908300
Cable and X-Force OmnibusX-Force #32-43, Annual #3; Cable #9-20; New Warriors #45-46; X-Factor #106; Excalibur #82, Wolverine #85July 2019
X-Men/Avengers: OnslaughtCable #32-36; X-Force #55, 57-58; Uncanny X-Men #333-337; X-Man #15-19; X-Men #53-57; X-Men Annual '96; X-Men Unlimited #11; Onslaught: X-Men; Onslaught: Marvel Universe; Onslaught: Epilogue; Avengers #401-402; Fantastic Four #415; Incredible Hulk #444-445; Wolverine #104-105; X-Factor #125-126; Amazing Spider-Man #415; Green Goblin #12; Spider-Man #72; Iron Man #332; Punisher #11; Thor #502; X-Men: Road to Onslaught #1; material from Excalibur #100, Fantastic Four #416March 2022
X-Men: Operation Zero ToleranceX-Force #67–70, Generation X #26–31, X-Men #65–70, Uncanny X-Men #346, Wolverine #115–118, Cable #45–47, X-Man #30August 2012 0-7851-6240-2
X-Men vs. Apocalypse: The Twelve OmnibusUncanny X-Men #371-380 and Annual '99; X-Men (vol. 2) #91-99 and Annual '99 (#94, A-story only); X-Men Unlimited #24-26 (#24, A-story only); Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) #1-3; Wolverine (vol. 2) #145–149; Gambit #8-9; Cable #71-78; X-Man #59-60; X-51 #8; X-Force #101; X-Men Yearbook 1999February 2020
X-Force: Famous, Mutant & MortalX-Force #116–129July 2003 0-7851-1023-2
X-Statix OmnibusX-Force #116–129; Brotherhood #9; X-Statix #1-26; Wolverine/Doop #1-2; X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl #1-5; and material from X-Men Unlimited #41, I [HEART] Marvel: My Mutant Heart and Nation X #4.December 2011

Volume 2

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force and Cable: Legend ReturnsX-Force (vol. 2) #1–6April 2005 0-7851-1429-7
X-Force: ShatterstarX-Force: Shatterstar #1–4, New Mutants #99–100August 2005 0-7851-1633-8

Volume 3

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force Volume 1: Angels and DemonsX-Force (vol. 3) #1–6November 2008 0-7851-3552-9
X-ForceVolume 2: Old GhostsX-Force (vol. 3) #7–11June 2009 0-7851-3821-8
X-ForceVolume 3: Not ForgottenX-Force (vol. 3) #12–13, 17–20December 2009 0-7851-4019-0
X-Force/Cable: Messiah War X-Force (vol. 3) #14–16; X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1–3; Cable (vol. 2) #11–15; Messiah War; and X-Men: Future History—The Messiah War SourcebookAugust 2009 0-7851-3157-4
X-NecroshaX-Force (vol. 3) #11, 21–25, material from Annual #1; New X-Men (vol. 2) #32; New Mutants (vol. 3) #6–8; X-Men: Legacy #231–234; X-Force/New Mutants: Necrosha; and X-Necrosha: The GatheringJuly 2010 0-7851-4674-1
X-Men: Second ComingX-Force (vol. 3) #26–28; Second Coming: Prepare; X-Men: Second Coming #1–2; Uncanny X-Men #523–525; New Mutants (vol. 3) #12–14; and X-Men: Legacy #235–237September 2010 0-7851-4678-4
X-Force: Sex and ViolenceX-Force: Sex & Violence #1–3December 2010 978-0785149972
X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost:
The Complete Collection Volume 1		X-Force (vol. 3) #1–13; X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog #1, material from X-Force Annual #1March 2014 0-7851-8966-1
X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost:
The Complete Collection Volume 2		X-Force (vol. 3) #17–25; X-Necrosha: The Gathering; X-Force: Sex & Violence #1–3; material from X-Necrosha and X-Force Annual #1September 2014 0-7851-9000-7

Volume 4

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force Volume 1: Dirty/TricksX-Force (vol. 4) #1–6September 9, 2014 978-0785190264
X-Force Volume 2: Hide/FearX-Force (vol. 4) #7–10; X-Men: Legacy (vol. 1) #300February 3, 2015 978-0785190271
X-Force Volume 3: Ends/MeansX-Force (vol. 4) #11–15May 12, 2015 978-0785193913

Volume 5

TitleMaterial collectedPublication DateISBN
X-Force Volume 1: Sins of the PastX-Force (vol. 5) #1–5June 11, 2019 978-1302915735
X-Force Volume 2: The Counterfeit KingX-Force (vol. 5) #6–10September 17, 2019 978-1302915742

Volume 6

TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1X-Force (vol. 6) #1–6June 2, 2020 [23] 978-1302919887
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 2X-Force (vol. 6) #7–12December 8, 2020 [24] 978-1302919894
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 3X-Force (vol. 6) #15-20, Wolverine (vol. 7) #13October 5, 2021 [25] 978-1302927219
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 4X-Force (vol. 6) #21-26February 22, 2022 [26] 978-1302927226
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 5X-Force (vol. 6) #27-33December 20, 2022 [27] 978-1302932664
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 6X-Force (vol. 6) #34-38June 6, 2023 978-1302947675
X-Force By Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 (HC)X-Force (vol. 6) #1–12June 7, 2022 978-1302945077
X-Force By Benjamin Percy Vol. 2 (HC)X-Force (vol. 6) #15-26, Wolverine (vol. 7) #13May 30, 2023 978-1302950026

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